The predictions thread
POSTED BY: kpo
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 18:54
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Here's an idea I've had, a bit of an experiment and something I've wanted to do for a while.
The point of this thread is to be a public record of people's predictions. You can post your own, or other people's that you've read and found interesting, so that we can all see in months and years to come who turned out to be accurate in their predictions, and who didn't. It's a chance to stick your neck out, or stick other people's out for them if you think their comments come out of a deluded partisan bubble.
I have one rule, and that is that people post their predictions in red font. The idea of this is that the predictions will stand out and be easy to find and read, and then all discussion can happen around them. Besides that one rule I'll just make a general plea to posters to be faithful when quoting other people, and to keep flame wars to a minimum.
How to post in red font
It's quite easy, post in red font by putting the code font color=red inside triangle brackets like this: . That goes before the text you want to be red. To turn off font color use this code: /font color inside triangle brackets, to return to ordinary font.
Here's a couple of predictions I've read recently and found interesting, to get the ball rolling (I'm paraprashing, from memory):
Auraptor: "The GOP will beat Obama by double digits in November."
Storymark: "Mitt Romney will be the GOP's John Kerry."
The floor is open to predictions, comments, suggestions, whatever.
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Hello,
I predict that as the election approaches, the opposition party will become more vehement and offensive, while the incumbent party will become more stringent in their defense of a president who has done little to recommend him.
--Anthony
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Hmmm, interesting. Needs thought. Like - since the US is giving Israel the semi-official look-away (hey, you don't NEED US approval for EVERYthing you do) and Israel is making noises like they're going to go nuclear on Iran, I could see how an attack by Israel on Iran could come out of the blue and really blow a lot of predictions out of the water. Or if the SFP on reactor 4 falls over and tons of radiologically hot fuel come close together uncooled, I could see how having an open-air uncontrolled, uncontained reactor could alter the course of history. So, if weird unpredictable shit like this happens what does that mean for our ordinary-course-of-events predictions? Do they count as a swing and a miss, or a ball?
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You can come back and defend your predictions in such circumstances, if you see a need to. Though I think reasonable people will automatically see and understand when big events have changed the course of history, and screwed up people's predictions.
Here's another prediction I heard today:
George Soros predicts that if the Republicans win the white house in 2012 they will undergo a 'miraculous transformation' and decide the economy needs more stimulus.
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The Chinese lower class will try to revolt. I think this will be within the next ten or twenty years. I am not sure if this revolution will be successful, but I do think this will destabilize that country.
This may possibly be China reacting to an American war in Iran or possibly Syria or Pakistant, due to anger among the working class about forced conscription.
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I second AntonyT's political prediction:
I predict that as the election approaches, the opposition party will become more vehement and offensive, while the incumbent party will become more stringent in their defense of a president who has done little to recommend him.
I have more but I'm in the middle of cooking.
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Is a lighter shade of red ok? Spot of humor ok?
I predict that Gingrich, Paul, Romney & Santorum will be in a virtual dead heat before the Convention. The Republican party will drop them and nominate Arnold Schwarzenegger, pushing him as the governor who almost saved the California economy.
Air Force One will crash killing Obama on the same day that Biden suffers a heart attack with stroke. The Democrats will run Hillary Clinton.
Knowing that the neocon Republicans got us into this mess, very likely on purpose, and will continue to grind us down, I will vote Democratic no matter what.
Arnold will win by a substantial margin.
God will intervene to give Arnold the gifts of wisdom & humility. Arnold will tell Him to keep it, saying, "I've got this. You don't understand American politics anyway."
God will agree to Arnold's wishes; and I am not sacreligious enough to put words into His mouth as the Heavens close.
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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Prediction: People will realize way too late that Egypt and Libya are notably worse off now than they were before the "Arab Spring". I'm not saying they were well off before, but they are worse off now and our media won't tell us that so most Americans don't know and won't until it gets much worse.
:(
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
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Originally posted by kpo:
Here's a couple of predictions I've read recently and found interesting, to get the ball rolling (I'm paraprashing, from memory):
Auraptor: "The GOP will beat Obama by double digits in November."
Storymark: "Mitt Romney will be the GOP's John Kerry."
Petty sure mine was more of a hope and wish, than a full out bet. If the world was as it should be, yeah, Obama would be sent packing by double digits, but we know different. A bit far out to be predicting a winner or the specifics of election results.
If could very well be that Mitt Romney is just the next moderate to lose. See Mccain. See Dole. I'm guessing Mitt didn't marry in to most of his money, like Kerry.
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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No, Mitt didn't marry into money. He was born into it.
I'm not into predictions. The best I can do is that Obama will win a second term, and that based on the Republican primary contest. Other than that, the world changes too fast these days to predict anything, in my opinion.
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Interesting. I'll play.
No matter who is elected or which party is in power, not much is going to change.
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That's a good one.
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Originally posted by CaveTroll:
Interesting. I'll play.
No matter who is elected or which party is in power, not much is going to change.
If that's the case, then we'll ALL be Greek soon.
Opa!
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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"If that's the case, then we'll ALL be Greek soon."
You have NO idea what comment I didn't post.
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Oh, I'll second this as well.
No matter who is elected or which party is in power, not much is going to change.
So, what I was doing that made me put off posting here was making a stew - ground pork and bacon, cooked and drained, with cooked cabbage, onion, potato and mustard greens.
I predict that sadly, the Occupy movement will fade away into nothingness as it doesn't have the organizational power to withstand official suppression and media blackout.
I predict the US population will be so demoralized, and those who are not demoralized will be so deeply hoodwinked, that no matter how bad things get, people will just bow to their masters, as before.
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
You have NO idea what comment I didn't post.
Maybe he don't...
The bathhouse was a nice touch, really.
-F
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Petty sure mine was more of a hope and wish, than a full out bet.
Ok here's the full quote, from the 'Gingrich or Romney v. Obama' thread: http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=50761
"Pretty sure either would beat Obama, by double digits." -- Auraptor
While I'm at it:
"Obama has all the money and tools to win again." -- Jongstraw
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To be fair I'll post one of mine:
kpo on Rick Perry: "If I were a betting man I'd put money on him as next president."
Oops.
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That reminds me we haven't seen Jongstraw in a while. You know who I really miss is Happy Trader, he disappeared a while ago. :(
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
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We won't be able to predict anything, because we have no idea what's going on now.
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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Eh, I actually think the goals of TPTB are very predictable.
Here's a more immediate prediction, It looks as though the earthquakes that have circulated around the ring of fire (and I think might have been touched off by the Haiti earthquake).
I predict that the west coast is going to get a big one, not just the little 5.0s that Vancouver and California has felt. It might touch off some earthquakes in the great basin region too.
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Yeah. That's what I thought as of the NZ quake. Should next hit in, east or west of, the Aleutians. Then
come south. I kinda thought CA would get a really big one before now. But don't worry about me;
I'm up in the Sierras.
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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I actually think earthquakes are pretty cool as long as no one dies. In my area we have one we can feel about once a decade, we're do, we had one when I was six, one when I was 15, so I'm ready for another. I dream about earthquakes a lot for some reason. Hopefully you don't get any Byte because as I recall the idea is most unpleasant to you. My mom hates 'em, they scare her too.
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
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It's not so much I'm scared of earthquakes. Actually, that particular honor goes to tornados and heights (for very similar reasons).
The main problem is a big 7+ magnitude earthquake in Salt Lake City would be absolutely catastrophic. We're talking Katrina level bad.
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That's right, I forgot which natural disasters you didn't like, I know you are interested in earthquakes geologically, but I thought that in practice they were scary to you. I'm going to remember that its tornados, not earthquakes. I doubt that you guys get very many tornados though so that's a good thing. We got one in my state last year around this time, it was weird.
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
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I predict that this thread will be hijacked.
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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I'm going to go somewhat against Riona and predict: Egypt and Libya will be stable, functioning democracies within 5-10 years - but Iraq won't.
Also from the other day: Ron Paul predicts the draft is coming back
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Within five to ten years yes hopefully, they say it gets worse before it gets better, but it does get better usually.
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
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I predict, It won't get better if we wait for it to get better.
Personal responsibility is the Truth.
Self determination triumphs over reaction.
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Riona, I chose a 5-10 year timescale for my prediction not just because it makes it easier, but because I think that's the correct way to look at it - to weigh whether the revolutions have been positive or not. Judge it by the long term outcomes - as the entire futures of these countries have been changed.
Some more predictions from my recent conversations on this board:
Auraptor thinks that scientific opposition to AGW will increase.
Anthony thinks that an Islamic 'Reformation' is likely, and perhaps inevitable. kpo disagrees.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm guessing Mitt didn't marry in to most of his money, like Kerry.
Nope, not married in. He got it the old fashioned way - from his Daddy.
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Petty sure mine was more of a hope and wish, than a full out bet.
Well done. You've already found your insulation, so that when your predictions don't come true, you can just backtrack and say they weren't predictions.
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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Ezra Klein thinks Romney will be a stronger prospect in a general election than he is in the current Republican primary, and that a contest between him and Obama would be quite tight.
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Auraptor predicts that Obama's health care reform will be ruled unconstitutional, or repealed after the November elections.
Barney Frank expects that Obama will be re-elected in November, barring any big jolts to the economy.
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Some more recent predictions:
It's clear to OPPYH that Obama will be re-elected
It's clear to Auraptor that Romney will beat Obama
Whozit scoffs at OPPYH's hopes that Obamacare will become a reality, that there will be more clean energy, US manufacturing and economic growth.
On the current Supreme Court judgement on the constitutionality of the individual mandate, Hero's predicts: "My read either 5-4 in favor or 5-4 or 6-3 against. If against then 5-4 to throw out the whole thing."
ETA:
Wulfenstar says 'Obamacare is finished'
Ezra Klein believes the US deficit is set to fix itself
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Wulfenstar: "The case of Trayvon Martin is done.
It is starting to sound more, and more, like a good shoot."
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Originally posted by CaveTroll:
Interesting. I'll play.
No matter who is elected or which party is in power, not much is going to change.
'Nuff Said!
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Storymarks says that Mitt Romney 'has a long, expensive, and very likely disappointing year ahead of him'.
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For 2012, I predict serious drought and higher food prices in the US.
. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.
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Auraptor on George Zimmerman's 2nd degree murder charge:
"This can't / won't stick in any legitimate court... When the jury can't come back w/ the expected / hoped for verdict, then we'll have Rodney King riots, all over again."
CatPirate: The South won't vote for a Mormon. Obama will win in a landslide.
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Whozit on Obama and 2012: "I think he's going to lose in a land slide, and a few Democrats who live in what they think are safe districts are also going to lose."
ETA:
CatPirate: America is on the way of South Africa. Aids invested and lawless nation. RJA is coming to a state near you. It will open all cases between black on white crime.
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6StringJack: When we get Mitt into the President's Chair (which is an inevatibility now), I will vote for Dems in the congress in 2014.
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Whozit believes history will condemn JFK and Bill Clinton - for all the women they've hurt and killed(???).
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I predict soylent green type products will be in use by 2020.
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6StringJack says "But seriously.... Mitt IS going to win in November. There is NO QUESTION about that."
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And Frem assures 6ixStringJack otherwise.
Niki: "If by some weird fate he and they get into power, this country is truly doomed for a long, long time to come! I don't think he'll win, either..."
kpo: " I also have a hunch that Romney, if he gets in, would try to pass a stimulus bill..."
ETA:
kpo: ...And Republicans in Congress would vote for said bill
Story: If Republicans win the WH they'll return to the "Deficits don't matter" mindset
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Paul Krugman predicts a Greek exit from the Euro within months ('very possibly next month'), and possibly, the end of the Euro.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/eurodammerung-2/
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Wulfenstar states: "I am sure that if Zimmerman is declared not-guilty, large groups of urban youths will release their frustrations at 400 years of oppression on us all".
He goes on to suggest that as a result of this 'vengeance' people will be forced to defend "themselves, their families, their homes and their businesses."
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Unfortunately, I made my prediction a long time ago in a galaxy far away, so y'all will either have to trust me on this one, or those who remember what I wrote (if anyone does) will have to back up my claim, 'cause I really doubt I could find that thread again.
About a year and a half ago, we were discussing the best response to get the economy going again. republicans keep pressing for reduced taxes, reduced government spending and reduced deficit. And I said that if that were to happen, we would fall into a double-dip recession. And I was right. What I DIDN'T predict was that austerity would be implemented in Europe, not here. Nonetheless, austerity is causing a double-dip recession in Europe, and since all things are interconnected in today's world, I expect it will eventually get here too. It would be awfully instructive if the GOP decides to lean into it just as we start to keel over. I hope Romney is in office about then. Or as (former Mexican President) Calderon infamously said in a national address Yesterday, we were at the edge of a precipice. Today, we have taken a great step forward.
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Jongstraw believes (outside of chemically induced highs) that Obama will win in November, due to the fact that 'More than half the country gets a Govt. check'.
Hero believes if Zimmerman is convicted the case will likely be overturned on appeal.
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Paul Ryan: “We will not only win the next election — we have a unique opportunity to sweep and remake the political landscape,”
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1Kiki predicts, "Fukushima, global warming, economic collapse ... this is our last dance."
If Kiki is right, Oonj hopes to be not around to see it.
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Originally posted by kpo:
Paul Ryan: “We will not only win the next election — we have a unique opportunity to sweep and remake the political landscape,”
It's not personal. It's just war.
I like the way he thinks. Hope he's right.
" We're all just folk. " - Mal
" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
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Dreamtrove thinks the US currency is headed for a massive collapse, "but not yet".
Frem thinks there is an "unfolding epic disaster" in Libya.
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Well as for Libya, unfolded is the word - we really screwed the pooch on that one, it's just not well publicized is all.
I am calling a miss on Rotten Limberger, being somewhat surprised by him not getting kicked off the airwaves even temporarily, and wondering what 11th hour mischief went on to keep him there, prolly involved duct-taping his gaping gob shut for a while - and it sure ain't given me no confidence in humanity, that for damn sure.
Oh, and Occupy and failure due to poor tactics, we can damn near call that one, too.
-F
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Did I miss that Limbaugh prediction?
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Well as for Libya, unfolded is the word - we really screwed the pooch on that one, it's just not well publicized is all.
Hmm, then care to stick your neck out on what Libya will look like 5, 10 years from now? Will it be better or worse than under Gaddafi?
kpo - "I think whether or not it blows up in the short term, the legacy of the Euro currency will be a very bad one."
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Posted by Rappy:
I bet Eric Holder personally saw to it that the guns used were walked into the city [of Chicago], to be used by gang members.
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This one was back in February:
Peter Schiff - "Regardless of what the triumphant Keynesians would have you believe, my analysis continues to be that the current combination of monetary and fiscal stimulus is driving us toward disaster. Instead of a real recovery, the US will experience an inflationary depression. Europe, on the other hand, will suffer much less, precisely because it was not seduced by the short-term appeal of stimulus."
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Auraptor jokingly suggests that Egypt will ban alcohol, following the Muslim Brotherhood's election win.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
6StringJack: When we get Mitt into the President's Chair (which is an inevatibility now), I will vote for Dems in the congress in 2014.
Link please :)
Though I don't refute that idea in the least, I'd like to see the entire context of that message, and whoever I was quoting, if you don't mind.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
6StringJack: When we get Mitt into the President's Chair (which is an inevatibility now), I will vote for Dems in the congress in 2014.
Link please :)
Though I don't refute that idea in the least, I'd like to see the entire context of that message, and whoever I was quoting, if you don't mind.
See the thread "Republicans secret meeting on Inauguration Day"; I've bumped it for you.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
"I've not watched the video either, or am incapable of intellectually dealing with the substance of this thread, so I'll instead act like a juvenile and claim victory..." - Rappy
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I was just going to tell you that I found it lol....
Thanks for bumping it up....
But you must admit, Kwick, that taken out of context that can mean something I didn't intend it to, right?
We're doing good now that the Prez doesn't have 100% authority to do whatever he wants because there is a congress that could stop it. I hated when Bush could do whatever he wanted after 2000 for the same reason.
Government works best for all of us when they fight each other.
I do feel "touched" that you bothered to posted a quote of mine here though, even if it lost all of it's integrity without the rest of the post.
Are you flirting with me????
Come on man... don't fight it.
Imma rock your world boy!
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Originally posted by Kwicko:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
6StringJack: When we get Mitt into the President's Chair (which is an inevatibility now), I will vote for Dems in the congress in 2014.
Link please :)
Though I don't refute that idea in the least, I'd like to see the entire context of that message, and whoever I was quoting, if you don't mind.
See the thread "Republicans secret meeting on Inauguration Day"; I've bumped it for you.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
"I've not watched the video either, or am incapable of intellectually dealing with the substance of this thread, so I'll instead act like a juvenile and claim victory..." - Rappy
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Huh. You ask someone to find something, then ask them if they're "flirting" when they find it.
You have odd notions of "flirting", Jack. And I'm not Jerry Sandusky, so you're really not my type, I can assure you.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
"I've not watched the video either, or am incapable of intellectually dealing with the substance of this thread, so I'll instead act like a juvenile and claim victory..." - Rappy
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Originally posted by kpo:
Auraptor jokingly suggests that Egypt will ban alcohol, following the Muslim Brotherhood's election win.
It's not personal. It's just war.
And he discusses the possibility that the Egyptians could cover up the great pyramids, or even destroy them.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Huh. You ask someone to find something, then ask them if they're "flirting" when they find it.
You have odd notions of "flirting", Jack. And I'm not Jerry Sandusky, so you're really not my type, I can assure you.
Nah.... I was wondering if you were flirting with me because you quoted me.
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Again, odd notion of "flirting" you have there, Jack.
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Originally posted by kpo:
Auraptor predicts that Obama's health care reform will be ruled unconstitutional, or repealed after the November elections.
Strike one!
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Whozit - "2012 will be worse for the Dems than 2010. Barry may not show up at the DNC Convention."
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More fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the mandate:
Byte - Medicare is not going to work well for her generation.
Byte - Organ donation will increase
6ixstringjack predicts seeing a '15% sales taxes and 85% taxes on booze and smokes', and generally we should 'expect to pay more for everything'.
Hero - "it means insurance for millions of poor, little change to millions of rich and no insurance for the middle class who also face diminished job prospects (kpo - as a result of the law) and much higher taxes."
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Hmm, then care to stick your neck out on what Libya will look like 5, 10 years from now? Will it be better or worse than under Gaddafi?
No way to know, too damn many factions involved at this point and no way of knowing which exactly is gonna wind up on top of the heap.
I do say leaving well the hell enough alone is often a good policy, but I doubt we'll do so, which adds a whole nother layer of complication to the matter.
-F
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Fair enough.
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kpo - the economy will pick up in 2013 (regardless of the results of the 2012 election)
Auraptor - Obamacare's effects will be 'the exact opposite' to its stated goals, ie. lower costs, better quality, better access for people with pre-existing conditions.
Niki - "I have no doubt that, if it gets completely implemented, you'll get the same "Don't Touch My ACA" that you currently get "Don't Touch My Medicare""
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Signy thinks climate shift is occurring, and this combined with population increase will lead to higher and higher food prices.
Paul Krugman thinks that Romney's in trouble ahead of November - "This could be famous last words, but it looks to me as if Romney is in the process of getting defined — and his party won’t like the results."
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Hero's prediction for the debates:
Obama: "Outsourcing, blah blah, Bain Capital. Business...bad, Govt Good."
Romney: "There you go again Barry, you keep bringing up things from over a decade ago you know I had nothing to do with...but lets talk about your record, unemployment far higher and for far longer then you could imagine when you passed your economic program. Millions of jobs gone or reduced or sent overseas, billions of dollars wasted on speculative so-called green energy companies that happened to be big contributors and who you supported but ultimately failed or to support factories and jobs in China and Europe. You can't hide your failure to lead by attacking my successful record in business. Maybe if you had a little more real world experiance [sic] in business instead of your classroom theories and poll tested political slogans you would not have to nitpick my record from over a decade ago to distract the American people from what you've been doing for the last four years."
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CaveTroll thinks Obama's struggling ahead of November:
CaveTroll - "Nobody who voted for McCain in '08 will vote for Obama this time. Since '08 Obama has seemingly gone out of his way to alienate all the demographics that voted for him. It will take a lot more than spin and weak allegations to get him back into office in November."
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Geezer is betting that if Romney releases copies of his returns and they show nothing incorrect, 'the Bainers' will accuse him of having altered them; and there will be a back and forth about whether or not they're fake until the election.
6ixStringJack - "Obama will never get more than 4 years."
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'The punditry chronicles', economics predictions and forecasts over the past decade: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/08/the-punditry-chronicles/
Including:
George W. Bush, March 12, 2008 - “I think when people take a look back at this moment in our economic history, they’ll recognize tax cuts work.”
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Geezer thinks that if Assad's regime falls in Syria, there may be some interesting revelations about what happened to Sadaam's WMD. Auraptor agrees.
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Brett Stephens (Wall Street Journal) - Mitt Romney has a good chance to peel off a significant portion of the Jewish vote (disillusioned with Obama's policies) in November - enough to make a crucial difference in some states like Florida.
Storymark has 'zero doubt' that there is something in the Romney tax returns that his team is afraid of, and which is preventing him from releasing them.
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This one actually pre-dates the thread itself, for them that remember.
Hutaree Militia.
Primary charges dropped, case all but thrown out, most members released some time ago, remaining charges commuted to time served, end of story - feds wasted a lot of time and resources on what amounted to something between entrapment and false flag.
http://www.annarbor.com/news/judge-no-more-prison-for-hutaree-head-son/
Called it, top to bottom, from the very start.
-Frem
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Auraptor predicts that Obama's health care reform will be ruled unconstitutional, or repealed after the November elections.
Strike one!
Was there ever any doubt that Rappy would be the first to be proven wrong?
Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes.
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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Oh boy, it gets EVEN BETTER....
Former Hutaree militia member nominated for constable in southern Washtenaw County
http://www.annarbor.com/news/former-hutaree-militia-member-nominated-f
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A former member of the Hutaree militia who was acquitted of plotting to rebel against the U.S. government hopes to have a new gig: township constable.
Michael Meeks got 120 votes in the Republican primary Tuesday in Washtenaw County's Bridgewater Township. He now advances to the fall election. It's unclear if there will be a Democratic opponent, although there were a few write-in votes.
Meeks says the job of constable is an unpaid position in Bridgewater. He's unsure what his duties will be but says he's eager to serve the community near Manchester.
The 42-year-old is a former Marine. Meeks was among members of the Hutaree (hoo-TAR'-ee) militia charged with conspiring to attack the government. In March, a federal judge acquitted him and others, saying prosecutors failed to prove their case.
Our local politics are kind of insane by anyone elses standards though.
-F
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Whozit - Romney will pick Paul Ryan as VP pick.
Auraptor - If he does that will piss off Obama.
Niki2 - Ryan would be bad for Romney.
Jongsstraw - "Picking Ryan would be the final nail in Romney's election coffin."
Niki2 - "Bring on the debates! What fun they will be. Can you just see them standing there, Obama relaxed and smiling, Romney looking like he was sculpted from wax!"
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Ezra Klein - "Of Portman, Rubio, Pawlenty, Ryan and Christie, I think Rubio is likely the lowest-risk choice."
Ezra Klein - "If Obama wins, I'd bet Erskine Bowles will be our next Treasury Secretary."
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I'll go out on a limb and say that I think Romney picks Portman for his running mate.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
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Mitt will be disqualified not long before the election and Paul Ryan will be the nominee.
I actually made this prediction alredy in the Skeptics Society Forum, titled Romney Decoy. The idea iz that The Powerz That Be knew early on that Romney coud never beat Obama, so theyve kept the real candidate off the radar az much az possible. Romneyz purpose iz to draw all the fire, then wen its too late, SUPRIZE! Jon Huntsman or Gary Johnson iz the real candidate!
Maybe it will be Paul Ryan, now that he'z the VP pick, but that duznt exactly fit with my conspiracy theory.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I'll go out on a limb and say that I think Romney picks Portman for his running mate.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
Survey says?
BZZZZZZTT!
No wonder my psychic business didn't take off!
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"
Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
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Rappy: "Romney and Ryan will win. Period. Time for you to wake up to that fact."
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"
Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
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Ann Coulter: "Romney will be the nominee, and we'll lose."
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"
Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
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More fallout from the Ryan VP pick:
Auraptor cites the Romney funding boost as proof in his thread 'Why Obama is losing'.
Chrisisall to Auraptor - "yer party & yer candidate's chances are dead."
Jongstraw - "This election may be won or lost based on voter turnout. I don't think that picking Ryan increases the numbers for Republicans, but I do think it provides Obama with fertile material to motivate his base into going out and voting for him again."
Storymark agrees, as does Niki.
Jongstraw - "Ryan is a disaster for Romney and Republican hopes."
Auraptor - "You go ahead and believe the heavily biased Democrat sampled polls. I'm giddy over the Ryan pick, and can't wait for a complete and total ASS KICKING come November."
Hero - "Romney now has the benefit of cash and momentum and can focus on a handful of battleground states. I think you will see the Romney offensive take off during the Republican National convention with a phase 2 rollout the week after the Dem convention. Dem's have the money to keep up the fight in September but by October the President will be rolling on empty barring some dynamic change..."
Cavetroll suggests that the choice is irrelevant, as no one will change their vote based on it.
Hero feels confident about Ryan in the VP debate - "Ryan vs Bidden will be a knockout."
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Chinese state media - Obama with his 'red line' warning to Syria about using chemical weapons, is 'digging deep' for an excuse to intervene militarily.
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By 2020 a worldwide war over spelling will be raging as kids refuse to learn the old fashioned spelling of their language, using Nooalf insted. It will start here in America over the next few years, sparking riots at preschools and liberal colleges.
The Nooalf Revolution will lead to an overthrow of all current governments, Skynet will unleash Terminatorz, all sorts uv time travel hijinks will make history really confuzing, but eventually, I will be put in charje az 'The Dude' by the worldz combined military leaderz known az 'The Little Lebowski Urban Achieverz'.
Granted, its a little far fetched, mostly wishful thinking you mite say. But hey! if youre gunnu dream, dream big!
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I'm going to make a rather bold prediction that the Democrats will win 4 out of the next 5 presidential elections.
Niki - "I don't believe they (the Right) will compromise even if (gawd forbid) Romey were elected."
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This is the kind of thing that makes me wish I'd started the thread earlier:
The Heritage Foundation (conservative think tank) predicted back in 2001 that the Bush tax cuts "would lead the country into a brave new era of prosperity."
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Auraptor thinks the two people ejected from the RNC for racial taunts towards a black camerawoman were probably Occupy gatecrashers. Or that it might just have been 'a media thing' (??) and that people are jumping the gun by calling it Racism.
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Paul Krugman anticipates a lot of media comparisons of the truthiness of DNC speeches vs. Paul Ryan's - in 'an orgy of false equivalence'.
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Stefan Rahmstorf (climate scientist) thinks 2013 is likely to be even hotter than 2012, barring any volcanic eruptions. And that the climate skeptic lobby will shift to blaming global warming on El Nino.
Niall Ferguson (conservative economist) thinks a double-dip recession is likely in the US in 2013 due to political stalemate sending the US over the fiscal cliff
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Larry Flint, the publisher uv Hustler magazine iz offering a miilion dollarz for Romneyz income tax recordz. Since he had to submit them for the vetting process, at least back in 08 for VP, therez agood chance sumbudy will collect the prize. Hardly any chance at all that there wont be a crisis level problem within them and my prediction will come true.
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kpo - "I think Romney's going to have a tougher time on healthcare than Obama, as all his contortions catch up with him."
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I picked this article up from Slashdot. The authors of this paper are predicting food riots by next year. Their evidence is that when the revolts started in Egypt, Libya and Syria the food price index was running at 220. We have been running steadily at 213 since. With the Midwest drought they are predicting that food price index will jump to 220-240.
http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/9/10/we-are-now-one-year-and-counting
-from-global-riots-complex-systems-theorists-say--2
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...Pretty simple. Black dots are the food prices, red lines are the riots. In other words, whenever the UN’s food price index, which measures the monthly change in the price of a basket of food commodities, climbs above 210, the conditions ripen for social unrest around the world. CSI doesn’t claim that any breach of 210 immediately leads to riots, obviously; just that the probability that riots will erupt grows much greater. For billions of people around the world, food comprises up to 80% of routine expenses (for rich-world people like you and I, it’s like 15%). When prices jump, people can’t afford anything else; or even food itself. And if you can’t eat—or worse, your family can’t eat—you fight...
Kwindbago, hot air and angry electrons
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